Seconda lettera ai Corinzi (מכתב שני לקורינתים) 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 כִּי דוֹמָה מַלְכוּת הַשָּׁמַיִם לְאָדָם בַּעַל־בָּיִת אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁכִּים לָצֵאת בַּבֹּקֶר לִשְׂכֹּר פֹּעֲלִים לְכַרְמוֹ	1 "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2 וְהִתְנָה עִם־הַפֹּעֲלִים שְׂכַר דִּינָר לַיּוֹם וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם אֶל־כַּרְמוֹ	2 After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 וַיֵּצֵא בַּשָּׁעָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית וַיַּרְא אֲחֵרִים עֹמְדִים בְּטֵלִים בַּשּׁוּק	3 Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לְכוּ גַם־אַתֶּם אֶל־כַּרְמִי וְכַיּשֶׁר אֶתֵּן לָכֶם וַיֵּלֵכוּ	4 and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.'
5 וַיֵּצֵא גַּם בַּשָּׁעָה הַשִּׁשִּׁית גַּם בַּתְּשִׁיעִית וַיַּעַשׂ כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה	5 So they went off. (And) he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise.
6 וַיֵּצֵא בִּשְׁעַת אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה וַיִּמְצָא אֲחֵרִים עֹמְדִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לָמָה אַתֶּם עֹמְדִים פֹּה בְּטֵלִים כָּל־הַיּוֹם	6 Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
7 וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ כִּי לֹא־שָׂכַר אוֹתָנוּ אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם לְכוּ גַם־אַתֶּם אֶל־הַכֶּרֶם וְכַיּשֶׁר יֻתַּן לָכֶם	7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.'
8 וַיְהִי בָעֶרֶב וַיֹּאמֶר בַּעַל הַכֶּרֶם אֶל־פְּקִידוֹ קְרָא אֶת־הַפֹּעֲלִים וְשַׁלֵּם לָהֶם אֶת־שְׂכָרָם הָחֵל בָּאַחֲרוֹנִים וְכַלֵּה בָּרִאשׁוֹנִים	8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'
9 וַיָּבֹאוּ הַנִּשְׂכָּרִים בִּשְׁעַת אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה וַיִּקְחוּ אִישׁ אִישׁ דִּינָר אֶחָד	9 When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage.
10 וּבְבֹא הָרִאשׁוֹנִים דִּמּוּ בְנַפְשָׁם כִּי יִקְחוּ יוֹתֵר וַיִּקְחוּ גַּם־הֵם אִישׁ אִישׁ דִּינָר אֶחָד	10 So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage.
11 וַיְהִי בְקַחְתָּם וַיִּלּוֹנוּ עַל־בַּעַל הַבַּיִת לֵאמֹר	11 And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,
12 אֵלֶּה הָאַחֲרוֹנִים לֹא עָשֹוּ כִּי אִם־שָׁעָה אֶחָת וְאַתָּה הִשְׁוִיתָם אֵלֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר סָבַלְנוּ אֶת־כֹּבֶד הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־חֻמּוֹ	12 saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.'
13 וַיַּעַן וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֶחָד מֵהֶם רֵעִי לֹא עֲשַׁקְתִּיךָ הֲלֹא שְׂכַר דִּינָר הִתְנֵיתָ עִמִּי	13 He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?
14 קַח אֶת־שֶׁלְּךָ וָלֵךְ וַאֲנִי רְצוֹנִי לָתֵת גַּם־לָזֶה הָאַחֲרוֹן כְּמוֹ־לָךְ	14 Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?
15 הֲלֹא אוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּשֶׁלִּי כִּרְצוֹנִי הַאִם־תֵּרַע עֵינְךָ עַל־אֲשֶׁר טוֹב אָנֹכִי	15 (Or) am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?'
16 כָּכָה יִהְיוּ הָאַחֲרוֹנִים רִאשׁוֹנִים וְהָרִאשׁוֹנִים יִהְיוּ אַחֲרוֹנִים כִּי־רַבִּים הֵם הַקְּרוּאִים וּמְעַטִּים הַנִּבְחָרִים	16 Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."
17 וַיְהִי כַּעֲלוֹת יֵשׁוּעַ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם וַיִּקַּח אֵלָיו אֶת־שְׁנֵים הֶעָשָׂר לְבַדָּם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם בַּדָּרֶךְ	17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve (disciples) aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,
18 הִנְנוּ עֹלִים יְרוּשָׁלָיְמָה וּבֶן־הָאָדָם יִמָּסֵר לְרָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַסּוֹפְרִים וְהִרְשִׁיעֻהוּ לָמוּת	18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
19 וּמָסְרוּ אוֹתוֹ לַגּוֹיִם לְהָתֵל בּוֹ וּלְהַכּוֹת אוֹתוֹ בַּשּׁוֹטִים וְלִצְלֹב אוֹתוֹ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי קוֹם יָקוּם	19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."
20 אָז נִגְּשָׁה אֵלָיו אֵם בְּנֵי זַבְדַּי עִם־בָּנֶיהָ וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּ לוֹ לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנּוּ דָּבָר	20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
21 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ מַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֱמָר־נָא כִּי יֵשְׁבוּ שְׁנֵי־בָנַי אֵלֶּה אֶחָד לִימִינְךָ וְאֶחָד לִשְׂמֹאלְךָ בְּמַלְכוּתֶךָ	21 He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him, "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."
22 וַיַּעַן יֵשׁוּעַ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יְדַעְתֶּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר שְׁאֶלְתֶּם הֲיָכֹל תּוּכְלוּ שְׁתוֹת אֶת־הַכּוֹס אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עָתִיד לִשְׁתּוֹתָהּ וְהִטָּבֵל בַּטְּבִילָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נִטְבָּל בָּהּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו נוּכָל	22 Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."
23 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם הֵן אֶת־כּוֹסִי תִשְׁתּוּ וּבַטְּבִילָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נִטְבָּל בָּהּ תִּטָּבֵלוּ אַךְ שֶׁבֶת לִימִינִי וְלִשְׂמֹאלִי אֵין בְּיָדִי לְתִתָּהּ בִּלְתִּי לַאֲשֶׁר הוּכַן לָהֶם מֵאֵת אָבִי	23 He replied, "My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left (, this) is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
24 וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ־זֹאת הָעֲשָׂרָה וַיִּכְעֲסוּ עַל־שְׁנֵי הָאַחִים	24 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers.
25 וְיֵשׁוּעַ קָרָא לָהֶם וַיֹּאמַר אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי־שָׂרֵי הַגּוֹיִם רֹדִים בָּהֶם וְהַגְּדוֹלִים שֹׁלְטִים עֲלֵיהֶם	25 But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
26 וְאַתֶּם אַל־יְהִי כֵן בֵּינֵיכֶם כִּי אִם־הֶחָפֵץ לִהְיוֹת גָּדוֹל בָּכֶם יְהִי לָכֶם לִמְשָׁרֵת	26 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
27 וְהֶחָפֵץ לִהְיוֹת בָּכֶם לְרֹאשׁ יְהִי לָכֶם עָבֶד	27 whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
28 כַּאֲשֶׁר בֶּן־הָאָדָם לֹא בָא לְמַעַן יְשָׁרְתוּהוּ כִּי אִם־לְשָׁרֵת וְלָתֵת אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ כֹּפֶר תַּחַת רַבִּים	28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
29 וַיְהִי כְּצֵאתָם מִירִיחוֹ וַיֵּלֵךְ אַחֲרָיו הֲמוֹן עַם־רָב	29 As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
30 וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי־עִוְרִים ישְׁבִים עַל־יַד הַדָּרֶךְ וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ עֹבֵר וַיִּצְעֲקוּ לֵאמֹר חָנֵּנוּ־נָא אֲדֹנֵינוּ בֶּן־דָּוִד	30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "[Lord,] Son of David, have pity on us!"
31 וַיִּגְעַר־בָּם הָעָם לְהַשְׁתִּיקָם וְהֵם הִרְבּוּ לִצְעֹק וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲדֹנֵינוּ חָנֵּנוּ־נָא בֶּן־דָּוִד	31 The crowd warned them to be silent, but they called out all the more, "Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!"
32 וַיַּעֲמֹד יֵשׁוּעַ וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶם וַיֹּאמַר מַה־תַּחְפְּצוּ וְאֶעֱשֶׂה לָכֶם	32 Jesus stopped and called them and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"
33 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אֲדֹנֵינוּ עֲשֵׂה שֶׁתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵינוּ	33 They answered him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."
34 וְרַחֲמֵי יֵשׁוּעַ נִכְמָרוּ וַיִּגַּע בְּעֵינֵיהֶם וּפִתְאֹם הֵחֵלּוּ עֵינֵיהֶם לִרְאוֹת וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרָיו	34 Moved with pity, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight, and followed him.